Mostly a selection of papers
from the Third International Conference on Islamic Legal Studies, held
May 4-6, 2000 at Harvard Law School, this volume exemplifies the innovative
thinking on the concept of madhhab, the Islamic school of law. With producing
a new history of Islamic law and legal institutions the goal, the papers
cover the background to madhhab formation, the drive to establish legal
authority, inter-and intra-madhhab differences, anti madhhab tendencies,
the relationship between the madhhab and the State and the jurisdictional
authorities of each , and the trend in modern times away from affiliations
with madhhabs. Readers not well versed in the early development of the
Islamic law and the madhhab should start with the preface of the book.

Z. Oya Ozcayir,
foreword by E.E. Mitropoulos

Port State Control, 2nd edition, LLP, 2004.

KZA1470.O93 2004

Although the prime
responsibility for implementation of agreed standards rests with flag
states and shipping companies, for years the maritime world has recognized
the importance and the value of port State Control as a means of supporting
and providing back-up to the role of flag States. The International Maritime
Organization has encouraged the establishment of regional port State control
organizations and agreements as a means of ensuring compliance of its
conventions. This book is a comprehensive publication dealing with the
full implications and regulations of port State control, including the
most recent developments in this area. It covers not only the regional
agreements on port State control and the European Union legislation on
the subject, but also the background of the port State control process,
its implications in practice and its effect on the International Safety
Management Code and the classification societies. With the amendments
and updates to the various agreements, procedures, and systems, and appendices
and tables on all relevant legislation, this second edition indeed is
a valuable source of reference.

Proposed fiscal year 2005 budget for the Federal Transit Administration
: hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs,
United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, on
the details of the administration's fiscal year 2005 budget proposal for
the Federal Transit Administration, March 25, 2004.

KF26.B39 2004f

Nominations of Alphonso R. Jackson, Linda Mysliwy Conlin, and Rhonda N.
Keenum : hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs,
United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, on nominations
of Alphonso R. Jackson, of Texas, to be the Secretary of the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development; Linda Mysliwy Conlin, of New Jersey, to
be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United
States; Rhonda N. Keenum, of Mississippi, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce
and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service,
February 26, 2004.

KF26.B39 2005d

Perspectives on improving corporate responsibility and consumer protections
: hearing before the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce,
and Tourism of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United
States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, July 18, 2002.

KF26.C693 2002e

Examining Enron : the consumer impact of Enron's influence on state pension
funds : hearing before the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce,
and Tourism of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United
States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, May 16, 2002.

KF26.C693E96 2005

David K. Garman nomination : hearing before the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first
session, to nominate David K. Garman to be Under Secretary for Energy, Science,
and Environment of the Department of Energy, April 6, 2005.

KF26.E55 2005n

NPS operation and management : hearing before the Subcommittee on National
Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate,
One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, to review the National Park Service's
business strategy for operation and management of the national park system,
including development and implementation of business plans, use of business
consultants, and incorporating business practices into day-to-day operations,
July 14, 2005.

KF26.E5555 2005f

Environmental impacts of natural gas supply : hearing before the Committee
on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth
Congress, second session, March 24, 2004.

KF26.E6 2004d

Nomination of Hon. Linda M. Combs : hearing before the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth
Congress, first session on the nomination of Hon. Linda M. Combs, to be
Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management
and Budget, May 25, 2005.

KF26.H63 2005d

The need for comprehensive immigration reform : securing the cooperation
of participating countries : hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration,
Border Security, and Citizenship of the Committee on the Judiciary, United
States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, June 30, 2005.

KF26.J8526 2005

Small businesses and health insurance : easing costs and expanding access
: hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United
States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, on easing costs
and expanding access relating to small businesses and health insurance,
focusing on S. 406, to amend Title I of the Employee Retirement Security
Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses
with respect to medical care for their employees, April 21, 2005.

KF26.L27 2005h

Roundtable : higher education and corporate leaders, working together to
strengthen America's workforce : hearing of the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first
session, on examining issues relating to higher education and corporate
leaders, focusing on defining the roles industry and institutions of higher
education will have to ensure that the United States has the skilled and
diverse workforce it will need to succeed today and in the future, May 19,
2005.

KF26.L27 2005i

Setting the path for reauthorization : improving portfolio management at
the NIH : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress,
first session, March 17, 2005.

KF27.E553 2005b

Medicaid prescription drugs : examining options for payment reform : hearing
before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, June
22, 2005.

KF27.E553 2005e

How Internet protocol-enabled services are changing the face of communications
: a look at video and data services : hearing before the Subcommittee on
Telecommunications and the Internet of the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, April
20, 2005.

KF27.E555 2005f

DTV staff discussion draft of the DTV Transition Act of 2005 : hearing before
the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress,
first session, May 26, 2005.

KF27.E555 2005g

Threat convergence at the border : how can we improve the federal effort
to dismantle criminal smuggling organizations? : hearing before the Subcommittee
on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources of the Committee on
Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress,
first session, July 12, 2005.

KF27.G64 2005f

The next generation of nuclear power : hearing before the Subcommittee on
Energy and Resources of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives,
One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, June 29, 2005.

KF27.G654 2005d

The evolution of federal financial management : a review of the need to
consolidate, simplify, and streamline : hearing before the Subcommittee
on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability of the Committee on
Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress,
first session, June 22, 2005.

KF27.G66292 2005f

Business systems modernization at the Department of Defense : hearing before
the Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability of
the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred
Ninth Congress, first session, June 8, 2005.

KF27.G66292 2005g

The impact of regulation on U.S. manufacturing : hearing before the Subcommittee
on Regulatory Affairs of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives,
One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, April 12, 2005.

KF27.G6735 2005a

Reducing the paperwork burden on the public : are agencies doing all they
can? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs of the Committee
on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress,
first session, June 14, 2005.

KF27.G6735 2005b

Accessibility of the House complex for persons with special needs : hearing
before the Committee on House Administration, One Hundred Ninth Congress,
first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, July 28, 2005.

KF27.H6 2005h

Year two of Castro's brutal crackdown on dissidents : joint hearing before
the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations
and the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on International
Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session,
March 3, 2005.

KF27.I549143 2005q

Implementing the 1998 Torture Victims Relief Act : hearing before the Subcommittee
on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations of the Committee
on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth
Congress, first session, June 23, 2005.

KF27.I549143 2005s

Falun Gong and China's continuing war on human rights : joint hearing before
the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations
and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on
International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress,
first session, July 21, 2005.

KF27.I549143 2005t

The United States and South Asia : hearing before the Subcommittee on Asia
and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives,
One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, June 14, 2005.

KF27.I54915 2005e

North Korean nuclear negotiations : strategies and prospects for success
: hearing before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee
on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth
Congress, first session, July 14, 2005.

KF27.I54915 2005g

Proliferation Security Initiative : an early assessment : hearing before
the Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation of the
Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred
Ninth Congress, first session, June 9, 2005.

KF27.I54957 2005g

Nonproliferation and the G-8 : hearing before the Subcommittee on International
Terrorism and Nonproliferation of the Committee on International Relations,
House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, June
30, 2005.

KF27.I54957 2005h

Terrorist threats to energy security : hearing before the Subcommittee on
International Terrorism and Nonproliferation of the Committee on International
Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session,
July 27, 2005.

KF27.I54957 2005i

China's influence in the Western Hemisphere : hearing before the Subcommittee
on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on International Relations, House
of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, April 6,
2005.

KF27.I5499 2005a

Reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act : hearing before the Committee on
the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first
session, June 8, 2005.

KF27.J8 2005d

Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act : hearing before the Subcommittee on
Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the
Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session,
on H.R. 1229, June 21, 2005.

KF27.J857 2005i

Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Program : hearing before the Subcommittee
on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives,
One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, May 11, 2004.